FED 501 - Field Ministry (3)

Students Serving as Pastors

Students who are pastors are strongly advised to limit their course load to nine (9) hours per semester and to use their pastoral appointments as learning contexts for field education programs initiated by the school. A supervisor is assigned to guide the students’ learning activities in the parish.

Students Serving in an Institutional Context

This option is for students planning an institutional ministry or who desire exposure to ministries other than the pastorate. Supervised ministry is provided for institutional cases such as a hospital or prison.

Students Serving in the Parish

This option concerns supervised ministry in a local parish under the supervision of the pastor or other qualified person approved by the faculty. A minimum of 10 hours per week is required.

Creating a Ministry

This option concerns ministry in a non-ecclesiastical context (street corner, game room, clubs, etc.) under the supervision of an experienced field supervisor in the area and a faculty member whereby the student explores ways of bringing the Gospel to bear upon the unchurched. Prerequisite: a proposal approved by the faculty.

Students Serving in Concurrent Internship

This option concerns concurrent internship in a church or agency under the supervision of the faculty and a field supervisor. Other creative arrangements and paradigms in Field Education are encouraged. These must first be approved by the Dean before any academic credit can be given for the experience(s). All field supervisors must be approved by the Dean.